US Politics(pub. 6 hours ago - www.mg.co.za/...)The verdict, after less than three days of deliberation, comes as a boost to federal prosecutors, who had seen their case almost derailed by the alleged coaching of witnesses by a government lawyer.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) wants Mahia's resident dolphin, Moko, to start being seen as a shark - for her safety and that of swimmers."If this was a 2.2 metre-long shark, I know I certainly wouldn't be in the water with it,".....

REYKJAVIK (AFP) -- Forty-two organisations, unions and municipalities signed an advertisement published Friday urging Iceland's government to allow whaling again this year, while whalers said any quota should be dramatically expanded.

The courageous efforts of a group of divers who freed a humpback whale wedged in a gully just south of Sandy Bay came to nothing when the whale beached itself at Sunset Beach the following day, dying an hour later.

New feature on dolphin and whale charter boat offers innovative, underwater ocean aquarium.There's no doubt watching dolphins emerge from the water's surface is one of the most majestic experiences along our coast.

It's a girl! But that's hardly a surprise. Scientists at SeaWorld said they had chosen the sex of their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Cocoa, a year before she was born. They plan to showcase her to the media today.

This is all that's left of a large whale - washed ashore in Waialua."I've seen a lot of whales over the years but this is my first dead one," says Jon Benedict, Waialua Beach resident.Benedict first spotted the carcass earlier this weekend.

20 January 2009 - An independent group of Antarctic law and policy experts, convened in Canberra, Australia by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), has released a report detailing options available to the New Zealand, Australian and other...

UPDATE 12pm: ONLY two of the sperm whales stranded on Tasmania's far North-West Coast are still alive, but rescuers are still hopeful. Rescuers plan to drag the surviving whales back into the water by mid-afternoon.

Wesley Clark told Arianna Huffington about the push for war on Iran, "How can you talk about bombing a country when you won't even talk to them?" said Clark. "It's outrageous. We're the United States of America; we don't do that."